Tai Ji Chuan's basic footwork

Tai Ji Chuan's basic footwork is as follows:

1. thorn

Bend your front legs, tilt your thighs to the ground, your knees are basically perpendicular to your toes, your toes are straight forward, your hind legs are naturally straight, your toes are tilted forward 45-60 degrees, and your feet are all on the ground.

Step 2: Virtual step

Squat your hind legs, tilt your thighs to the ground (above the level), keep your heels and arms basically vertical, tilt your toes forward, and land your feet on the ground. The front leg is slightly bent, and the forefoot, heel or whole foot touches the ground.

Step 3: Step by step.

One leg bends down, with both feet on the ground, toes slightly outstretched, and the other leg naturally stretches out to the side and reaches the ground, with both feet on the ground and toes buckled inside.

4. Independent steps

The supporting leg is slightly bent to stand firm, and the other leg is raised with knees bent and held in front of the body, and the thigh is higher than the level.

Step 5: Open the door.

The feet are parallel to each other, not wider than the shoulders, and the legs are upright or half bent.

take a break

Squat down with your legs crossed, overlapping back and forth, with your back knees close to the anterior popliteal fossa. Forefoot on the ground, toe abduction, hind foot on the ground, toe forward.

7. Ma Ping

Straighten your front foot forward, outside your rear foot, with your feet 2-3 feet apart and all your feet on the ground. Squat your legs, your thighs are above the level, and your center of gravity is slightly biased towards your hind legs.

Step by step (step by step)

One leg squats, the whole foot touches the ground, and the other leg flexes. The foot stops at about 10 cm before and after the inside or side of the supporting foot, and the forefoot is thinking about the ground.

9. Hip stride (side lunge)

Feet are about the same lunge width, toes are all forward, one leg bends and squats, knees are perpendicular to toes, and the other leg is naturally straight.